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Monday, December 01, 2008

Some of you might wonder why I receive and welcome the many different types of comment love on my posts, especially those regarding Entrecard and my daily routine of dropping 300 cards each (600 in total!) for both Mariuca and MPG. Here are some examples.

What could be perceived as empty talk to others, is very much the opposite for Mariuca, the Master Dropper. By the way, this title means that I drop 300 cards almost daily, give and take a few days where I miss this quota due to unavoidable circumstances like extremely slow connection on my end, a hectic day at work or I am away for a vacation.

For Mariuca, all these EC related comments come in very handy for me to gauge the actual EC situation on that given day. When EC acts up sometimes and takes ages to display the full EC widget for me to drop my card on, I find much comfort when other members drop by with their comment love for me, affirming the hunch that I am not the only one caught in terrible EC traffic that day. When you take the time to let me know that my blog is your first EC drop for the day, I glow in joy knowing that you're thinking of me. Leaving me a comment to let me know you've changed to a new EC avatar also makes me smile as I imagine how your new card looks like. So you see, this is why I welcome all the comment love I receive on my posts, especially the EC related ones. Something so simple and short can in reality translate into a meaningful comment to me personally. Thank you very much to everyone who takes the time to leave your comments for me. All your comments are much appreciated by both Mariuca and MPG and I hope you will continue to leave me your thoughts, big or small, here! :)

I can assure you that dropping EC daily is no piece of cake. I am not using the EC Toolbar seeing that it is still missing some of the features I require to ensure a smooth EC drop round every day. So I go back to the traditional method of clicking each dropper in my EC Inbox individually. This takes time but with a speedy connection, it is bearable. In the event that it is one of those days where everything seems to move in slow motion, it can be really frustrating to wait endlessly for the EC widget to appear. What's worse is when the EC widget refuses to make an appearance no matter how many times I refresh a page. So yes, EC dropping is a very tedious job and yet I continue to persist. Why you ask? Simply because I've become so accustomed to my daily EC round that I'd feel incomplete if I go to bed without completing my 300 drops for both my blogs! ;)

What I love most about EC is the greater exposure it has given Wishing On A Falling Star and MPG. I've met countless names and faces via EC and many of them have turned out to be wonderful friends who eventually follow my blog and their updates. I've also discovered many awesome new blogs, which I had no idea existed prior to joining EC. Furthermore, the concept of earning credits, which can be used to advertise my blogs at other EC members' blogs is also very appealing. I am an ardent fan of advertising. This cannot be avoided, since my job as a copywriter revolves around advertising and writing ad copies that sell, so whichever way I turn, advertising (EC or otherwise) plays a huge role in my daily work and blogging routine. :)

In a nutshell, I seriously think I am addicted to EC, and with that come accepting Entrecard with both its advantages and shortcomings. I am very much aware that EC dropping is not one task to be taken lightly. It requires serious commitment, time and effort on your side so I truly appreciate all my droppers who visit me daily to drop off their EC at my blog. Though I have plenty of credits to spare, rewarding my Top EC Dropper with credits simply does not make sense, thanks to the new EC rule which allows us to transfer only 1000 credits a week. By the time I get around to transferring the monthly EC credits I award to my Top Mariucans here and at MPG, it'll be time to start making my transfer for the next month.

So after much thinking, I've finally decided on the best way to reward my faithful EC droppers. Starting from December, I will be featuring my Top EC dropper in my sidebar YAY! So allow me to say a hearty CONGRATULATIONS to Picture to People for being my Top Dropper at Wishing On A Falling Star for the month of November!

Depending on the appearance and suitability of your EC avatar, my Top EC Dropper will either receive a picture link OR a text link. Either way, your link will remain in my sidebar for one whole month! This I hope this will suffice in expressing my appreciation for your constant drops at my sites. As an EC dropper myself, I know just how difficult it is sometimes for us to persist through our routine, so hopefully this will deter you from giving up on EC when it is going through one of their usual slow moments or on Mariuca for that matter.

And with that, I am signing off for the day. I still have so many things to work on tonight, starting with my EC round for Mariuca of course, see ya later and Happy dropping! :)

Posted at 2.36 AM

* The first person to leave a comment on any post title that ends with a star will receive a link back to his or her blog for being my first commentator!

Wow Marzie, 300 drops per day is a lot! How long does that take you on a fast and slow connection day? I only have a few hours per week to blog, so I only drop a little - but when I do drop, your blog is definitely one of my main stops:)

hi Mariucadoes that mean you drop 300 for each blog or 300 for your 2 blogs?I find dropping 300 all up is my limit..but you're always in my inboxes..I use google chrome bar which does make dropping faster...but no good when it comes to viewing videos on MM ..I use IE for that :)will be back to drop later ..have to have some coffee :)

I enjoy seeing your comment too about the EC traffic. But these couple of days, I don't have enough time to drop you a comment or two. The traffic is super slow today~ I had to refresh countless of time. Sometimes, I resort to click their post instead of just waiting for the front page fully loaded. Huhu.. Desperate time need some creative measure. Hehe.

I finished mine at 2.30am today (start about 9pm). I use my celcom broadband instead of strymix (my home wireless modem already broken down last month).Double the slower. LOL

Good to hear that Ruby, I get restless if I don't complete my quota, but sometimes it's just impossible. Like right now EC is having an outage and I was halfway dropping for Mariuca boo hoo! Hope it gets fixed soon.

Bobby! Looks like you were a few minutes late, try again next time okay? :)

It depends Bobby, sometimes I finish the whole round in less than 2 hours, other times it could take up to 4 hours, especially with a slow connection and because I also leave my comment love for my EC friends. Plus the coffee breaks in between he he! Anyway, thanks for making me one of ur fave stops when u do ur round YAY! :):):)

Really HaaziQ! I'm not using the EC toolbar cause I drop on yesterday's droppers. So like for Mon, I'll drop for my Sunday droppers and EC toolbar doesn't seem to have that feature yet. Kalau ada, for sure I'll use the EC toolbar he he! And yup 600 drops a day, crazy right?? :):):)

HaaziQ! Thank you for all ur EC comments here, best kalau ada gang on the slow EC days eh? And now EC tgh outage it seems, and I haven't finished my Mariuca round, dunno what time I'll be done then. :(

Do I at least make your longer (top 25?) top EC droppers list with Roxy's Best Of?? That's one of those things I wish EntreCard would keep track of...I know how many times everyone drops on me, but not how many times I have dropped on them.

Hi Mariuca. Thanks for your visit. Atos has lots of fun doing this things and me too :)I´m featuring my top dropers and advertisers too. I think it´s a good way to say thanks.Tonight EC is down, I´ve been trying to drop for ages but the main page doesn´t even load, grr.Well, better go work on MM.Cheers.

i understood what u meant by the transfer limit and time concern. I've just done transfering credits to my top 5 dropper for previous month and yours is the last one. And now i hv to wait for next wk to start another round for my Nov dropper. It's so frustrating. At least they could increase the transfer limit lar, rite! :)

i think yours is a great idea. You always think up of something good. Congrates, woman!

I also use the traditional way of dropping cards via my EC inbox. It's hard for me to drop using the EC toolbar because I can see no widgets. Whereas in the inbox, everything is there, and I memorize all your widgets even when my eyes are closed! ;-)

Roxy! RBO also made it to my Top 10 at one point last month, and is still in the 11-20 range currently so YAY! Maybe u can have both blogs on my Top 10 list for Dec, just like how both ur blogs are on my TC list now! :)

Jean, the transfer limit should be eliminated, definitely! I oso just finished transferring for MPG's October's Top Commenters, now must wait another week before I can start transferring for my November winners, leceh right? That's why I'm gonna feature my TD in my sidebar, better that way yes? :):):)

Ha ha ha Lainy! I know we feel the same way about EC and the new post at ur blog says it all LOL! I'll continue to drop 600 daily for as long as I can or until this addiction wears off, thanks sweetie! :):):)

I agree with you on the getting to know new blogs and things.. it's really awesome going round the blogosphere, dropping your card and making new friends.. whoever thought of this EC concept is a genius!

Hello dearie.. How are we today.. Lama tak see you online.. hope you are just busy as I was.. Miss Fly is still out.. A has a meeting today so we can only to LY later on when he comes back.. so I am still using his pc..hehe..

Wow, I'm such a loser when it comes to dropping 300 per day. I decided that if you are on my list of EC drops on my links page, then you will get a consistent, daily drop from me. If the blog is good and I like what you write, then I'll comment, like I am now. :)

There are just too many other things to do in a day. Not sure what I'll do when my list reaches 300, but I guess I'll tackle that when I get there.

Hi Mariuca,I appreciate comments too. Leaving comments is a way of showing appreciation for the time people had spent to publish their posts, and a way to tell friends that they're in our thoughts. Thank you for being a friend :)

Hi Metz, I'd love to do what you do, dropping from a fave list, but I'd feel guilty if I don' return drops in my Inbox as well. It's true though, I've never had problems dropping from links already on my blog. Have a good weekend! :):):)

Wow! That's a lot per day! I'm brand new to this and I thought it would be no big deal but then I realized how demanding it can be! Props to you! And I love the name of your site. The bears are adorable!